The LA Galaxy on Wednesday announced the signing of free-agent midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson, 32, a veteran of the Swedish national team and clubs throughout Europe and the Middle East.

He has been training with the Galaxy since last week and played 58 minutes in Tuesday’s reserve match against the San Jose Earthquakes. He typically plays on the right wing and should help a team that is stronger centrally.

Wilhelmsson had been playing in Saudi Arabia and Qatar since late 2008. He won a pair of Belgian Pro League titles with Anderlecht in ‘04 and ‘06 and the Coppa Italia with AS Roma in ‘07. He represented Sweden at the 2006 World Cup and the ‘04, ‘08 and ‘12 European Championships.

LA (13-11-4) is off until Sept. 14, when it will play host to the Colorado Rapids.